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Prison camps · South Pyongan Province

Prison · kyohwaso

Sunchon Kyo-hwa-so

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Sunchon Prison in South Pyongan Province is an operational correctional facility centered on limestone quarrying, cement production, and chemical plant labor.

~400prisonersHRNK estimate
ActiveOperating (per HRNK)
Social Securityrun by
JagangKangwonNampoNorth HamgyongNorth HwanghaeNorth PyonganPyongyangRyanggangSouth HamgyongSouth HwanghaeSouth PyonganSukchonCamp 14, KaechonCamp 25, ChongjinCamp 15, YodokCamp 16, HwasongCamp 22, HoeryongCamp 18, PukchangKyo-hwa-so No. 8, YongdamKyo-hwa-so No. 11, Chung-sanKyo-hwa-so No. 7, KanggyeKyo-hwa-so No. 2, DongrimKyo-hwa-so No. 88, WonsanKyo-hwa-so No. 9, HamhungKyo-hwa-so No. 8, Sungho-riFacility at I-golFacility at UdanCh’oma-bong Restricted AreaKyo-hwa-so No. 3, SinuijuKyohwaso No. 1, KaechonKyo-hwa-so No. 4, KangdongKyohwaso No. 12, ChongoriKyo-hwa-so No. 6, SariwonKyo-hwa-so No. 22, OroKyo-hwa-so No. 77, Danchon
Sukchon · South Pyongan
Sunchon Kyo-hwa-so · 39.4360°N, 125.7957°EGoogle Maps ↗ · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Open on the intel map Sukchon county How the camp system works

Forced labor

  • Gold mining

How well documented

  1. Satellite imagery
  2. Listed by NKDB / KINU
  3. Survivor testimony

Also known as

  • Sukchon Kyo-hwa-so

Why people end up here

Kyohwaso hold people sentenced through the regular courts. Sentences are set in years, but hunger, beatings and heavy labor kill many before release. Common charges:

  • Illegal trading
  • Smuggling across the border
  • Watching foreign media
  • Trying to escape to China

Sources

Other facilities in South Pyongan Province